yoga

This week, I’m participating in Mental Health Week at a local high school. I am incredibly honored that I get to speak to these kids and share the practice of yoga. As you all know, mental health is incredibly important to me, and let’s be honest – who wasn’t a big ball of stress when they were a teenager?

As I’ve been moving through the planning process, I’ve been reflecting on how different styles of yoga are more effective depending on mood.

Like in any major metropolitan city, there are a lot of choices in Atlanta when it comes to yoga studios. I was going to call this post, “Atlanta’s Best Yoga Studios,” but I haven’t been to every single one. And who am I to judge which are the best? I will say, these are my favorites and where I personally practice. In fact, I love them so much, I teach at 3 of the 4! And no, that doesn’t make me bias. With each studio, I was a student first. I just got lucky that I now also get to sit in the seat of teacher.

I am excited to announce the launch of my online yoga classes! Starting today, you can practice with me anywhere and everywhere. I’ve been working on this idea since last Fall – conceptualizing, sequencing, filming, editing, and figuring out how all of the backend technical mumbo jumbo works. It has been a major labor of love (and perhaps a few moments of frustration)! My main goal with this project is to make yoga more accessible.

In an ideal world, we would all have the access, time, and money to practice yoga in a studio whenever we want. Unfortunately, that is not the reality. As a teacher, I wish everyone could make it to public classes. It’s incredibly beneficial for the student, but also for the communities, businesses, and teachers. However, your yoga practice does not have to reside within a studio’s walls. I would rather someone do a little yoga than no yoga at all. So instead of giving up because you can’t make it to a studio, I encourage you to try starting a home practice.

When we think of the shoulders, most people think of the glenohumeral joint – the ball and socket joint where the upper arm bone attaches to the trunk . But did you know that is just one of four joints that make up the shoulder girdle? Let’s take a look at the scapulothoracic joint – where the shoulder blade articulates with the back of the ribs.

Even though I have stepped away from my YouTube channel, I want to carry over one of my video series – Yoga FAQ’s. It can seem intimidating to start yoga but I want you to know it’s not. And once you’ve started, it can feel awkward to ask a question in the middle of class and express that you’re confused. But I’m here to answer any and all of your questions so you can feel comfortable and approach your mat with confidence. Yoga is for everyone.

The rib cage is one part of our skeleton that just about everyone knows. We know where it is. We know what it looks like. We can palpate it on ourselves. But there is always more to learn. Let’s take a look at the bone structure, what it does for our bodies, and explore one injury that can happen – rib subluxation (a rib that has moved out of place).

Over the weekend, The New York Times published an article entitled, “Why Yoga Pants Are Bad for Women.” As a yoga teacher, of course it piqued my interest. I clicked on it thinking maybe there was some scientific information I needed to know about the pants I wear every day. However, once I started reading it, I quickly realized that is not what I was going to get.